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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 141 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering technology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Illinois Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found Moraine Valley Community College to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Illinois. MVCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palos Hills.
Women make up 33% of the me tech majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Lake County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Grove, Triton College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in me tech at Triton College, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 302 |
Indiana | 516 |
Wisconsin | 29 |
Ohio | 683 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology Related Majors
Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
ME Tech Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology | 3,490 |
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology | 1,074 |
Automotive Engineering Technology | 1,062 |
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other | 473 |
Marine Engineering Technology | 106 |
Most Popular Majors Related to ME Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Industrial Production Technology | 11,288 |
Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,780 |
Environmental Control Technology | 9,376 |
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,822 |
Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,347 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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